Buying Your First Cymbal Blanks

WHAT'S IN THE GUIDE

Choosing and buying your blanks well is one of the first fundamentals of cymbal making. Get it right and you give yourself a fighting chance. Get it wrong and you can lose months before you've really started. This guide is what I tell people who ask me, written down.

It covers thickness, weight and size, flat or bell, mounting holes and edges, Turkish and Chinese blanks and the suppliers I recommend, paying safely, customs and import duty, and what to check when your blanks arrive. There's also a printable ordering checklist to keep beside you when you email a foundry.

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Download the free guide (PDF, 12 pages)

Version 1, October 2026. Photographs by Shotaway, shotaway.com.